Who would have thought that “Cobra Kai,” now entering its sixth and final season, would become the huge Netflix hit that it is today? What makes this scenario even more interesting is the fact that the Karate Kid spin-off show didn’t even start out as a Netflix series. In our first reunion with Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), Cobra Kai debuted on the YouTube subscription service YouTube Red in 2018 and then returned for a second season in 2019. The show that continued the story One of these rivals stretched out his legs for high kicks and punch throws became one of the streamer’s biggest successes. So much so that YouTube agreed to a third season before the video site changed its business strategy and put the show on hold.
While “Cobra Kai” may have been out of action at this point, a bidding war quickly began among streaming services – in the end, Netflix won. This creative push and the Netflix upgrade revived the creators’ original plans to play around with the idea of expanding the world of “Cobra Kai” beyond the scope of Johnny and Danny’s tested friendship.
The creators of Cobra Kai always had spin-off ideas even before the Netflix move
In a 2020 interview with /Film about future possibilities For the series, Cobra Kai creator Jon Hurwitz admitted that ideas for a spin-off of the series were formulated before the release of the third season, which went on to become a hit. “We’ve been thinking about spin-off ideas,” Hurwitz said. “We just love the Karate Kid universe, love all the characters from back in the day and we love the characters we created. It’s hard for me to give you an exact answer, but what I can say is this. “We have a list of at least five different scenarios that we would pursue and that we could consider.
Looking forward to 2024 and Season 6 is the perfect addition to a beloved Karate Kid character from digital revival of Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) and make his past the focus of the show. His brief appearance last season opened up interesting possibilities for the future – possibilities that the show’s creators were looking at The Hollywood Reporter. “Now that we’re done, we can actually get into this thing,” said co-creator Hayden Schlossberg. “We were just focused on finishing ‘Cobra Kai.’ And right now we’re in the process of editing the last few episodes. Once that’s done, hopefully we’ll have some exciting things…”
And none of this would be possible if Netflix hadn’t stepped in and saved the show.
